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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: 
utilities and power generation
Penalty Total since 2000: 
$22,447,575,068
Number of Records: 
1,911
Note: 
The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.

Top 10 Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
American Electric Power$4,797,468,20458
Enron$2,085,725,32714
Duke Energy$1,974,498,08576
NRG Energy$1,645,848,29586
Dominion Energy$1,425,486,83597
FirstEnergy$1,209,754,49353
PG&E Corp.$1,117,250,36257
Alliant Energy$1,027,638,82413
WEC Energy Group$1,000,028,70627
Vistra Energy$849,690,31657


Individual Penalty Records:

Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
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Company Parent Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amountsort icon
Nicor, Inc. Southern Company accounting fraud or deficiencies 2007 SEC $10,000,000
Dynegy, Inc. Vistra Energy benefit plan administrator violation 2007 private lawsuit-federal $9,975,000
Mirant Corp. NRG Energy benefit plan administrator violation 2006 private lawsuit-federal $9,700,000
First Solar Inc. First Solar wage and hour violation 2020 private lawsuit-federal $9,631,078
Westar Energy Evergy Inc. benefit plan administrator violation 2006 private lawsuit-federal $9,250,000
Alliant Energy Alliant Energy benefit plan administrator violation 2014 private lawsuit-federal $8,936,437
Bay State Gas Company dba Columbia Gas of Massachusetts NiSource consumer protection violation 2013 MA-AG $8,900,000
Boston Edison Co. EverSource Energy environmental violation 2006 MA-AG $8,600,000
American Electric Power American Electric Power environmental violation 2013 MULTI-AG $8,500,000
Cinergy Corp. Duke Energy environmental violation 2000 NY-AG $8,500,000
FIRST ENERGY CORP FirstEnergy environmental violation 2010 EPA $8,500,000
Enron Corp. Enron tax violations 2005 TX-AG $8,300,000
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COMPANY Dominion Energy environmental violation 2016 EPA $8,300,000
OHIO EDISON CO, ET. AL. FirstEnergy environmental violation 2005 EPA (*) $8,005,000
Xcel Energy, Inc. Xcel Energy benefit plan administrator violation 2005 private lawsuit-federal $8,000,000
Connecticut Light & Power EverSource Energy consumer protection violation 2006 CT-AG $8,000,000
National Grid National Grid consumer protection violation 2009 MA-AG $8,000,000
DTE Energy DTE Energy environmental violation 2020 EPA $7,300,000
TXU Corp. Vistra Energy benefit plan administrator violation 2008 private lawsuit-federal $7,250,000
Interstate Power and Light, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Alliant Energy environmental violation 2015 EPA $7,100,000
National Grid National Grid consumer protection violation 2018 MA-AG $7,000,000
Constellation NewEnergy Gas Division, LLC Exelon energy market violation 2008 FERC $6,899,416
BERKSHIRE POWER LLC Tenaska environmental violation 2016 EPA $6,892,563
DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY AES Corp. labor relations violation 2000 NLRB $6,800,000
New Hampshire Transmission NextEra Energy consumer protection violation 2016 MULTI-AG $6,800,000
PG&E PG&E Corp. consumer protection violation 2006 CA-SFCA $6,500,000
Progress Energy Inc. Duke Energy energy market violation 2005 FERC $6,400,000
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO (NATIONAL CASE) American Electric Power environmental violation 2007 EPA (*) $6,225,000
Public Service Company of Oklahoma American Electric Power labor relations violation 2004 NLRB $6,029,281
Exelon Mystic LLC Exelon environmental violation 2004 EPA $6,000,000
Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. Hoosier Energy environmental violation 2010 EPA $5,950,000
ABB Ltd ABB Ltd. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2004 SEC $5,900,000
Minnesota Power Allete environmental violation 2014 EPA $5,600,000
Ormat Technologies Inc. et al. Ormat Technologies False Claims Act and related 2016 USAO $5,500,000
Pacific Gas And Electric Company PG&E Corp. wage and hour violation 2018 private lawsuit-federal $5,500,000
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company FirstEnergy nuclear safety violation 2005 NRC $5,450,000
Duke Energy Duke Energy environmental violation 2015 EPA $5,375,000
CALPINE-DEEPWATER ENERGY CTR (CONNECTIV) Exelon environmental violation 2008 EPA $5,300,000
Baltimore Gas & Electric Exelon employment discrimination 2005 private lawsuit-federal $5,165,000
Dynegy Marketing & Trade (Dynegy) and West Coast Power LLC Vistra Energy energy market manipulation 2002 CFTC $5,000,000
CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC Consolidated Edison environmental violation 2010 EPA $5,000,000
National Grid National Grid wage and hour violation 2013 NY-AG $4,800,000
Calpine Energy Services, L.P. Calpine energy market violation 2007 FERC $4,500,000
Dominion Resources, Inc. Dominion Energy data submission deficiencies 2006 CFTC $4,250,000
PSEG Fossil LLC Public Service Enterprise environmental violation 2006 EPA $4,250,000
Wisconsin Electric Power Company WEC Energy Group wage and hour violation 2019 private lawsuit-federal $4,236,231
Calpine Corporation Calpine benefit plan administrator violation 2008 private lawsuit-federal $4,200,000
Allegheny Energy, Inc. FirstEnergy benefit plan administrator violation 2007 private lawsuit-federal $4,000,000
American Electric Power American Electric Power environmental violation 2019 MULTI-AG $4,000,000
Southern California Gas Co. Sempra Energy environmental violation 2016 CA-LACDA $4,000,000
Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E Corp. environmental violation 2020 CA-MULTI $4,000,000
Arizona Public Service Company Pinnacle West Capital environmental violation 2015 EPA $3,800,000
Public Service Company of New Mexico PNM Resources environmental violation 2015 EPA $3,800,000
El Paso Electric El Paso Electric environmental violation 2015 EPA $3,800,000
Tucson Electric Power Fortis environmental violation 2015 EPA $3,800,000
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Consolidated Edison employment discrimination 2015 EEOC $3,800,000
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Consolidated Edison employment discrimination 2015 NY-AG (*) $3,800,000
Dominion Energy, Inc. Dominion Energy wage and hour violation 2019 private lawsuit-federal $3,800,000
Questar Gas Management Company Dominion Energy environmental violation 2012 EPA $3,650,000
Southern California Edison Edison International environmental violation 2015 EPA $3,500,000
Berkshire Power Company, LLC Tenaska environmental violation 2017 EPA $3,500,000
Berkshire Power Co. Tenaska environmental violation 2016 USAO $3,500,000
Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy energy market violation 2018 FERC $3,500,000
Berkshire Power Co. Tenaska environmental violation 2016 MA-AG $3,500,000
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - GANNON PLANT & BIG BEND PLANT Emera environmental violation 2001 EPA (*) $3,500,000
NIPSCO NiSource environmental violation 2011 EPA (*) $3,500,000
Louisiana Generating NRG Energy environmental violation 2013 EPA (*) $3,500,000
AmerenUE Ameren environmental violation 2005 MO-AG $3,400,000
Arizona Public Service Company Pinnacle West Capital energy market manipulation 2014 FERC $3,250,000
Washington 10 Storage Corporation DTE Energy energy market violation 2013 FERC $3,233,227
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (PEPCO) Exelon environmental violation 2017 EPA $3,205,429
Wisconsin Electric Power Company WEC Energy Group environmental violation 2014 EPA (*) $3,200,000
ProLiance Energy, LLC CenterPoint Energy energy market violation 2009 FERC $3,195,959
Berkshire Power Company LLC and Power Plant Management Services LLC Tenaska energy market manipulation 2016 FERC $3,042,563
Duke Energy Duke Energy environmental violation 2014 EPA $3,000,000
Washakie Renewable Energy LLC Washakie Renewable Energy environmental violation 2015 EPA $3,000,000
Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP Duke Energy data submission deficiencies 2004 CFTC $3,000,000
Entergy Koch Trading, L.P. Entergy data submission deficiencies 2004 CFTC $3,000,000
Entergy Services, Inc. Entergy energy market violation 2007 FERC $3,000,000
Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Exelon environmental violation 2002 NOAA $3,000,000
Dynegy Inc. Vistra Energy accounting fraud or deficiencies 2002 SEC $3,000,000
Pacific Gas and Electric PG&E Corp. environmental violation 2017 USAO $3,000,000
WESTAR ENERGY, INC Evergy Inc. environmental violation 2010 EPA (*) $3,000,000
Washakie Renewable Energy, LLC Washakie Renewable Energy environmental violation 2015 EPA (*) $3,000,000
CONSUMERS POWER CO CMS Energy environmental violation 2014 EPA (*) $2,750,000
Washington Gas Energy Systems AltaGas fraud 2014 DOJ_ANTITRUST $2,500,000
Duke Energy Duke Energy energy market manipulation 2003 FERC $2,500,000
Commonwealth Edison Company Exelon employment discrimination 2000 EEOC $2,500,000
NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy environmental violation 2010 CA-AG $2,500,000
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY Alliant Energy environmental violation 2013 EPA (*) $2,450,000
Northern Illinois Gas Co. Southern Company environmental violation 2001 IL-AG $2,250,000
Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration & Production Inc. Dominion Energy False Claims Act and related 2010 DOJ_CIVIL $2,219,974
Avista Energy Avista energy market manipulation 2001 CFTC $2,100,000
SHENANGO, INCORPORATED DTE Energy environmental violation 2000 EPA $2,100,000
NRG Energy, Inc. NRG Energy data submission deficiencies 2007 CFTC $2,000,000
Xcel Energy Inc. Xcel Energy energy market violation 2012 FERC $2,000,000
Baldor Electric Co. ABB Ltd. employment discrimination 2012 OFCCP $2,000,000
Rochester Gas & Electric Co. Iberdrola employment discrimination 2008 private lawsuit-federal $2,000,000
National Grid National Grid wage and hour violation 2013 MA-AG $2,000,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. Dominion Energy environmental violation 2013 EPA (*) $2,000,000
GenOn MD Ash Management NRG Energy environmental violation 2013 EPA $1,900,000
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